LOINC Code 90844-2: PCA-Tr Ab Cell binding immunofluorescent assay Ql (CSF)

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Purkinje cell cytoplasmic type Tr Ab. It is commonly used with the system or sample type CSF.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: CBA IFA

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• PCA-Tr Ab [Presence] in Cerebral spinal fluid by Cell binding immunofluorescent assay
• Purkinje cell cytoplasmic type Tr Ab
• ABS; Aby; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Cytopl; Cytoplas; Hodgkin's lymphoma; Indirect Fluorescence Antibody; Limbic encephalopathy; Neuro; Neurology; Ordinal; Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration; Paraneoplastic neurological syndrome; Paraneoplastic syndrome; PCD; PNS; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Serology; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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